Code Profumo

Giorgio Armani · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2016

≈ $110 · 110ml · approx. retail

A 2016 intense interpretation of Armani Code by Antoine Maisondieu, trading the original's freshness for a darker, spicier amber. Spicy cardamom and nutmeg open over orange blossom and lavender, settling into warm tonka bean, amber and leather.

The scent

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The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

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The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

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Perfumer

Antoine Maisondieu

French · 18 in collection

Antoine Maisondieu is a Grasse-born senior perfumer at Givaudan who trained at the company's in-house school after a law degree, and comes from a family steeped in perfumery. He is known for translating bright Mediterranean and natural materials into commercially successful designer scents.

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